Well, how do you fire up your X? with <startx> or plain <X>? If the latter is the case, everything is just fine since that's all X does - make graphics with a checkered background and show the pointer... Try <startx> instead. But if you did, hand over more info, there's sth wrong then. On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 18:57:07 -0700 (PDT) Chilly G <fukutyo@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm trying to setup GNOME + Sawfish, in FreeBSD. > After setting up my video card (Diamond Viper V770) > and my monitor correctly I try to test x server and > just get a checkerboard screen with an X cursor in the > middle. The mouse moves the x cursor around but the > system just remains in this state. Can someone pass me > some ideas? Thanks > > Joe > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax > http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie > -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d--(+)@ s-:+ a-- C++(+++) UL>+++ P+>++ L++>++++ E-- W++ N+ o? K- w--(---) !O M-- V- PS+ PE(+) Y+>++ PGP- t+(++) 5 X+(++) R++ tv--(+)@ b++(+++) DI+++ D G++(--) e* h r%>* y? ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Nothing fights like the opposition
